Sec.  11.55   EAS operation during a State or Local Area emergency.

   Link to an amendment published at  70 FR 71037 , Nov. 25, 2005.

   (a) The EAS may be activated at the State and Local Area levels by broadcast
   stations, cable systems and wireless cable systems at their discretion for
   day-to-day emergency situations posing a threat to life and property.
   Examples of natural emergencies which may warrant activation are: tornadoes,
   floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, heavy snows, icing conditions, widespread
   fires, etc. Man-made emergencies may include: toxic gas leaks or liquid
   spills, widespread power failures, industrial explosions, and civil
   disorders.

   (b) EAS operations must be conducted as specified in State and Local Area
   EAS Plans. The plans must list all authorized entities participating in the
   State or Local Area EAS.

   (c) Immediately upon receipt of a State or Local Area EAS message, broadcast
   stations, cable systems and wireless cable systems participating in the
   State or Local Area EAS must do the following:

   (1) State Relay (SR) sources monitor the State Relay Network or follow the
   State EAS plan for instructions from the State Primary (SP) source.

   (2) Local Primary (LP) sources monitor the Local Area SR sources or follow
   the State EAS plan for instructions.

   (3) Participating National (PN) and Non-participating National (NN) sources
   monitor the Local Area LP sources for instructions.

   (4) Broadcast stations, cable systems and wireless cable systems
   participating in the State or Local Area EAS must discontinue normal
   programming and follow the procedures in the State and Local Area plans.
   Television stations must comply with  Sec. 11.54(b)(5) and cable systems and
   wireless cable systems must comply with  Sec. 11.54(b)(6). Broadcast stations
   providing foreign language programming shall comply with  Sec. 11.54(b)(7).

   (5) Upon completion of the State or Local Area EAS transmission procedures,
   resume normal programming until receipt of the cue from the SR or LP sources
   in your Local Area. At that time begin transmitting the common emergency
   message received from the above sources.

   (6) Resume normal operations upon conclusion of the message.

   (7) The times of the above EAS actions must be entered in the broadcast
   station, cable system or wireless cable system records as specified in
    Sec. 11.54(b)(12).

   (8) Use of the EAS codes or Attention Signal automatically grants
   rebroadcast authority as specified in  Sec. 11.54(d).

   [ 59 FR 67092 , Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at  63 FR 29666 , June 1, 1998;  65 FR 21658 , Apr. 24, 2000;  67 FR 18511 , Apr. 16, 2002]

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